Something I Haven't Mentioned...

There's something that I haven't written about yet that has really been weighing on my heart. Connor is having surgery on Tuesday morning to remove his tonsils and adenoids and put a new set of tubes in his ears. I know this is a very routine surgery, but when a parent thinks about kissing their child goodbye and trusting them to someone else's care, it's a very scary thought.

Connor will be at Children's Hospital, getting what I know is the best care. We're lucky to have a good friend performing the surgery and she adores him. While I know that there is always a slight possibility of routine surgeries having complications, that's not what is bothering me. It's the moment that Connor wakes up and comes out of his fog and realizes how much pain he's in. The thought of that makes my heart want to burst. 

When Kirby got his tonsils out two years ago, I had no idea the full extent of what he would go through during recovery. Now, I do know and I wish I didn't. Oh, I know that this is all for the best, and that Connor will be much happier and healthier once we get this taken care of, but it doesn't stop me from thinking of how changed his little world will be when he wakes up Tuesday morning. I am trying to keep this in perspective, and am thankful that this is a tonsillectomy and not something more serious. While I'm at the hospital Tuesday and Wednesday, I will be praying for some friends who have spent a lot of time in hospitals over the past few months, as their daughter, who is the same age as Connor, fights leukemia.